The term “shutdown” is also something of a misnomer. Lapses in funding are a bad way to do business, and they can delay ...

The U.S. Senate will prepare temporary spending legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the ...

Less than two weeks from a government shutdown and less than 50 days from the election, leaders from both parties say a ...

Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to extend government funding. Internal Republican divisions are posing a problem for Speaker ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that he will act later in the day to advance a bipartisan ...

The House is scheduled to vote on Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the ...

The U.S. House, including 14 Republicans, voted down a six-month GOP government funding plan Wednesday, as Speaker Mike ...

The former president urged House Republicans to allow a partial government shutdown unless they secure the SAVE Act's proof ...

Donald Trump urges party to take a hard line on election security in negotiations with Democrats.

The deadline for a potential government shutdown is September 30 if lawmakers fail to agree on a budget. However, the chance ...

It ran from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, during the Trump administration. At 34 days, it was the longest government ...

"We cannot have a government shutdown," Mitch McConnell, said. "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right ...